Episode 339: Matthew Wayne Braswell: The Car Getaway

Unfound

Ed Dentzel

True Crime

4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Wayne Braswell was a 29 year old from Smithville, TN. He was a self-taught mechanic and lived with his girlfriend. On December 17, 2021, Matthew and another man were caught stealing from people's mailboxes. During their attempt to escape, the truck wrecked and Matthew ran off. He was never seen again. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1319724178767550 NAMUS: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/99040?nav Map Analysis: https://youtu.be/lAWCqeKkqhY If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Matthew Braswell, please contact the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office at (615) 597-4935. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Unfound is brought to you by the generous listeners at Patreon, PayPal, and YouTube, along with
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0:11.5	Matthew Wayne Braswell was a 29-year-old from Smithville, Tennessee.
0:16.6	He was a self-taught mechanic and lived with his girlfriend.
0:21.9	On December 17, 2021, Matthew and another man were caught stealing from people's mailboxes.
0:30.2	During their attempt to escape, the truck wrecked and Matthew ran off.
0:36.9	He was never seen again.
0:42.3	I'm at Denssel, and this is Unfound.
0:59.9	As you've heard me say many times before, I never could have guessed there were so many
1:20.1	types of disappearances before starting Unfound, with some of them being completely unforeseen.
1:29.1	For example, who knew that calling people for rides and then the people not being there
1:35.0	when the rides show up was a thing.
1:38.9	We've covered four of that type, at least, in the last six-plus years.
1:45.4	Another kind is one where people go missing after a chase or crash.
1:50.2	Never could have guessed this was also a thing.
1:54.0	But I'll give you some names from Unfound's own catalog.
1:58.7	Jason Landry disappeared after a crash, unsolved.
2:04.2	Stephen Salazar committed suicide by jumping off a bridge after a crash, solved.
2:11.4	Daniel Villarreal took off and went missing after a crash, unsolved.
2:18.2	Brendan Smoky ran from a vehicle after a police chase, still Unfound.
2:26.1	Shane Fell crashed, called for a ride, then wasn't there when his brother arrived.
2:32.7	Crystal Bailey, a crash, followed by her running from EMTs, still missing.
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